Lead Developer

Location: Hybrid – Leeds or Manchester (2 days per week)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

The Opportunity

Our client is a fast-growing SaaS company that is scaling its engineering capability to deliver the next generation of cloud-native platforms. They’re looking for a hands-on Lead Developer to guide a talented team of engineers, drive modern engineering practices, and shape the technical roadmap.

This is not just another leadership role — it’s a chance to balance strategy with coding, influence the future stack, and deliver high-impact solutions used by thousands of businesses across the UK and beyond.

Why Join Our Client?

• Lead from the front – set technical direction, mentor engineers, and remain close to the code.

• Modern, evolving tech stack – .NET 8, AWS, Azure, React, TypeScript, Terraform, event-driven architecture.

• Strategic influence – collaborate with product leaders and architects to define and deliver the roadmap.

• Innovative culture – experimentation, continuous improvement, and adoption of emerging technologies are encouraged.

• Impact at scale – contribute to secure, scalable SaaS platforms that are critical to clients in multiple industries.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing technical leadership, setting standards, guiding architecture, and mentoring engineers.

• Building scalable, resilient cloud-based solutions using .NET and AWS/Azure.

• Driving quality through code reviews, best practices, and test automation.

• Championing modern engineering practices including CI/CD, DevOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code.

• Staying ahead of emerging trends and embedding innovation into the team.

• Leading delivery in an Agile environment, balancing speed, quality, and value.

What Our Client is Looking For

• Strong background in .NET (ideally .NET 8), C#, and cloud-native development.

• Experience leading engineering teams in Agile, product-focused environments.

• Proven track record of delivering scalable, secure systems with privacy-by-design principles.

• Expertise with AWS or Azure, Terraform, and event-driven systems.

• Frontend knowledge of React and TypeScript.

• Excellent communication skills, able to bridge technical and non-technical discussions.

Nice-to-haves include experience with GraphQL, micro-frontends, Docker, and performance testing tools such as Playwright or K6.

The Stack You’ll Work With

• Cloud: AWS or Azure

• Backend: .NET 8, C#

• Frontend: React, TypeScript

• Databases: DynamoDB, SQL

• Messaging & Events: SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Service Bus

• DevOps & IAC: GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Terraform

• Architecture: Microservices, event-driven, containerised

This is a role where leadership meets hands-on engineering — perfect for someone who wants to shape the future of a SaaS platform while nurturing a high-performing engineering team.